By Eiland                                             H.B. No. 2584
         76R8334 GCH-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to credit in the Texas County and District Retirement
 1-3     System for certain service as a peace officer.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 843, Government Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 843.405 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 843.405.  PREVIOUS PEACE OFFICER SERVICE.  (a)  A
 1-8     contributing member may establish credit for current service in the
 1-9     retirement system for service previously performed as a peace
1-10     officer:
1-11                 (1)  licensed by the Commission on Law Enforcement
1-12     Standards and Education; and
1-13                 (2)  commissioned by a state agency included in the
1-14     coverage of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
1-15           (b)  A member claiming credit under this section shall file a
1-16     detailed statement of the service with the retirement system and
1-17     deposit with the system the actuarial present value of the
1-18     additional standard service retirement benefits that would be
1-19     attributable to the credit based on rates and tables recommended by
1-20     the actuary and adopted by the board of trustees.
1-21           (c)  After the retirement system verifies the service and
1-22     receives the deposit required by Subsection (b), the system shall
1-23     grant the current service credit.
1-24           (d)  Credit may not be established under this section for
 2-1     service while it is credited in the Employees Retirement System of
 2-2     Texas.
 2-3           SECTION 2.  Section 845.306(a), Government Code, is amended
 2-4     to read as follows:
 2-5           (a)  The retirement system shall deposit in a member's
 2-6     individual account in the employees saving fund:
 2-7                 (1)  the amount of contributions to the retirement
 2-8     system deducted from the member's compensation;
 2-9                 (2)  interest allowed on money in the account in
2-10     accordance with this subtitle;
2-11                 (3)  an amount deposited by a member in accordance with
2-12     Section 845.405 to establish credited service during a time of war;
2-13                 (4)  the portion of a deposit required by Section
2-14     843.003 or 843.404 to reinstate credited service previously
2-15     terminated that represents the amount withdrawn;
2-16                 (5)  the amount deposited in accordance with Section
2-17     843.301(b) or 843.402(b) to establish credit for prior or current
2-18     service for a person who became a member in accordance with
2-19     Subchapter C of Chapter 842;
2-20                 (6)  the amount deposited by a member in accordance
2-21     with Section 843.601(e) to establish current service credit for
2-22     military service;
2-23                 (7)  the amount deposited by a member in accordance
2-24     with Section 843.501 to establish credit for legislative service;
2-25     [and]
2-26                 (8)  the amount deposited by a person to become a
2-27     member in accordance with Section 842.103; and
 3-1                 (9)  the amount deposited by a member in accordance
 3-2     with Section 843.405(b).
 3-3           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
 3-4           SECTION 4.  The importance of this legislation and the
 3-5     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
 3-6     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
 3-7     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
 3-8     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.